War or the act of war is shown in many British novels. “1984” is a novel written by George Orwell, the novel gives the idea of good losing to evil. George Orwell is a pen name of Eric Blair. Orwell skipped college and worked for British Imperial policeman in Burma. Orwell was a democratic socialist and opposed the totalitarnism of leaders like Stalin and Hitler. “1984,” is one of the most influential political novels of our century. The novel expanded the English vocabulary to our everyday speech. The question that Orwell leaves from the novel is still relevant today. The time period this novel was created after World War II. Orwell wrote the book by predicting the future in the year 1984. He believes that communism will rule and control our life which is shown in “1984”. The novel has a depressing plot and ending by the government winning the war. The epic poem, “Lost Paradise” by John Milton, is a typical epic poem with good defeating evil. John Milton was one of the greatest English poets of all time. Milton uses Biblical parts to form “Paradise Lost”. Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. “Macbeth,” was the first play Shakespeare wrote for a monarch other than Elizabeth I, the beloved Protestant Queen of England. Following Elizabeth's death, James VI of Scotland took the English throne, becoming James I of England. For Englishmen, there were many concerns with James taking the throne; for example that he would be more tolerant towards Catholics and Shakespeare would not dare offend the new king in any way with his plays. Shakespeare would put turmoil in “Macbeth”, but still praising the king. Shakespeare would make the witches in the play to be evil beings like how the king would picture them, because the king sup... ... middle of paper ... ... Reference Center. Web. 13 Mar. 2014. Johnson, Kimberly. "Raphael's "Potent Tongue": Power And Spectacle In "Paradise Lost.." Milton Quarterly 46.4 (2012): 205-218. Literary Reference Center. Web. 13 Mar. 2014. Orwell, George. “1984.” Masterplots, Fourth Edition (2010): 1-3. Literary Reference Center. Web. 13 Mar. 2014. Roberts-Pedersen, Elizabeth. "A Weak Spot In The Personality? Conceptualising 'War Neurosis' In British Medical Literature Of The Second World War." Australian Journal Of Politics & History 58.3 (2012): 408-420. Academic Search Complete. Web. 12 Mar. 2014. William, Shakespeare. "Macbeth." Masterplots, Fourth Edition (2010): 1-3. Literary Reference Center. Web. 13 Mar. 2014. Wilson, John Howard. "Culture In Camouflage: War, Empire, And Modern British Literature." Evelyn Waugh Studies 43.2 (2012): 1-3. Literary Reference Center. Web. 12 Mar. 2014.
He supports his claim by giving statistical facts of how many veterans exposed to Agent Orange during their time at war requested examinations and counseling by Veteran Affairs. Scott then states that men of all wars, not just the Vietnam War, struggled to gain support in treatment for war related injuries. He thoroughly supports Spake’s claim of psychological distress within his article by stating that when at war claims of distress were low, but once home, mental and physical anguish intensified. Scott’s purpose is to explain, inform, and describe the mental trials of Agent Orange exposed war veterans in order to make readers aware of the hardships the men faced. Scott creates an informative tone for readers of higher education and an interest in psychological disorders and war
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Through out the course of history there have been several events that have been a pivotal point which has molded the behaviors and thoughts of this century. A lot of notable activist and authors wrote stories and speeches about how they believed that this day and time would be like. A lot of these views were very accurate surprisingly. In the novel 1984 author George Orwell gives his vision on how he believed that the countries would be like if they kept going the way they were.This report will give you a brief rundown of the characters, theories and principles of this novel along with some of my personal insight of the novel.
The book, 1984 by George Orwell, is about the external conflict between Winston Smith and Big Brother; and the internal conflict between the two ideas, democracy and totalitarianism. Orwell wrote the novel to show society what it could become if things kept getting worse: he sensed of the expansion of communism when he wrote the novel. The conflict between democracy and totalitarianism at the year of 1945 created two characters, Winston Smith and Big Brother, in orwell's mind. Big Brother is the embodiment of all the ideals of the totalitarian party. In contrast to Big Brother, Winston Smith keeps the idea of democracy emphasizes freedom, he has to hide his own thought because the Big Brother's party will punish him by death if the party finds it out. George orwell criticizes of Big Brother's society by describing it as a dark and a gloomy place. It warns that people might believe that everyone must become slaves to the government in order to have an orderly society, but at the expense of the freedom of the people.
The author of the novel 1984 utilizes the element of conflict to portray the evils of psychological manipulation amongst characters. Throughout the novel, the author George Orwell uses the conflicts between The Party and the people which this particular variety of government controls. An example of this would be the external conflict between Big Brother and Winston because he likes to express himself in his diary and have human interaction. However, for people in this society this is not possible since, “Big Brother is watching you” (Orwell 3) constantly. Despite the fact that expression is not allowed it is only human nature to have an interest towards those topics, creating Winston’s grievances with The Party. The constant overviewing from
This is shown by the stigmatization that men where cowards if they didn’t fight in the war, and the representation of soldiers who where expected to be voiceless like the women of the time. With the little understanding of mental illness Pat Barker represents how the phycologists and society struggled to comprehend what these young men went through. Through this incredibly deep form of literature Barker establishes that there is a fine line between sanity and
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Many individuals look at soldiers for hope and therefore, add load to them. Those that cannot rationally overcome these difficulties may create Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Tragically, some resort to suicide to get away from their insecurities. Troops, notwithstanding, are not by any means the only ones influenced by wars; relatives likewise encounter mental hardships when their friends and family are sent to war. Timothy Findley precisely depicts the critical impact wars have on people in his novel by showing how after-war characters are not what they were at the beginning.
Thinking back into history, many important events have occurred in history since the publication of 1984 by George Orwell in 1949. In no specific order there would be the Holocaust, The creation of the United Nations, NATO (North Atlantic treaty Organization), and even The Iron Curtain being established. After 1984 was published huge events also occurred in history. There was the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Korean war, the Vietnam War, the creation of the Berlin Wall, and the destruction of the Berlin wall, Joseph Stalin dies, and Khrushchev gains power....etc, etc. No matter when a book is published the events in history will always surround it, such as this book.
Milton, John. ‘Paradise Lost.’ 1674. Norton Anthology of English Literature. 7th ed. 2 vols. New York: Norton, 2000, 1: 1817-2044.
“Paradise Lost.”* The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Ed. Stephen Greenblatt and M.H. Abrams. New York: W.W. Norton, 2006. *(page). Print.
The outlook to the future is usually one filled with hope. When failures of the past and present problems collide together, the future is often seen as a place of hope. This mindset was no different in Britain during the mid 20th century, especially in the late 1940’s. World War II had finally ended, the days of fighting Nazi Germany was behind everyone but present circumstances were bleak. Britain was still recovering from the effects of World War II and handling the transition of a new socialist democratic government. From the east there loomed Stalin’s Soviet Union with its communism government and Totalitarian ruling mindset. Many were oblivious to the facts surrounding communism and looked hopefully to it. The reason for this was as Mitzi Brunsdale states because of “all kinds of personal and social inadequacies” (139). Many in the west were discouraged with present conditions and looked to Stalinism for hope. Many of the “Western support for Stalin often took the form of neo-religious adulation” (Brunsdale139). On the other hand, George Orwell stood in direct opposition. This resistance against the Totalitarian rule of Stalin was especially expressed in one of his most popular books called 1984, which “brings home to England the experience of countless who suffered in Totalitarian regimes of Eastern Europe” (Meyers 114). George Orwell through his life experiences and through the accounts of others had seen the dangers of Totalitarianism. In 1984, George Orwell exposed three dangerous aspects of Totalitarianism by showing the oppression of the individual's in the story in order to show the true nature of Totalitarianism.
Milton. New York: Norton, 1957. Elledge, Scott, ed., pp. 113-117. Paradise Lost: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources.
In conclusion, Paradise Lost can be seen through a historically contextual lens that allows us to see the parallels between Milton’s life and experiences during the reign of Charles I, and the predominant themes in his epic poem. Many of the themes in Paradise Lost, from the broader situational occurrences to the behavior of individual character’s and their attitudes toward the situations in which they find themselves can be seen as directly influenced by Milton’s time as a Parliamentarian in 17th century England.
Milton, John. "Paradise Lost." The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Ed. M. H. Adams. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1993. 1475-1495.